More like this morning but,I had to drop something off on the other side of town and pulled in for a coffee. The local orchestra had a five man brass ensemble playing in the parking lot with a sign stating "You have just been hit by a Random Act of Violins."

Of course, there were technically no violins in the group but I expect they were probably covering the surprise indoor venues as I don't think they would want to have their violins out in the morning humidity. Still, a cute promo activity.

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I am listening to Brahms 1st Symphony in a wonderful interpretation with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Eugen Jochum (circa 1951). I recommend this recording and its brother symphonies in a DG twofer which can be bought on Amazon and eBay. The sound is very good (on M80's) although it is a mono recording. I know there are some appreciators who visit this site who may very well enjoy this classic.

The Cameron Carpenter "Revolutionary" CD that has been discussed a good bit in this forum; and

Dvorak's 7th & 8th Symphonies by the Cleveland Symphony, as recommended by JohnK.

I just wanted to offer a big honkin' thank you to those who pointed toward these disks.

BTW, those of you who have "Revolutionary", do you have a sub that can handle the low "D" in "Toccata and Fugue in D minor"? Mine starts chuffing like I do when I climb too many stairs. So then I tried it in my car, which has a really serious subwoofer that I thought could handle anything. Same result. Amazing organ and amazing performance by Carpenter.